CHARLOTTE RAMSAY LENNOX
\ʃˈɑːlət ɹˈamse͡ɪ lˈɛnɒks], \ʃˈɑːlət ɹˈamseɪ lˈɛnɒks], \ʃ_ˈɑː_l_ə_t ɹ_ˈa_m_s_eɪ l_ˈɛ_n_ɒ_k_s]\
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An American novelist; born in New York city in 1720; died in London, Jan. 4, 1804. Educated in England, she received encouragement in her literary work from Samuel Johnson. Her best achievement is "Shakespeare Illustrated" (2 vols., 1753), and a supplementary volume (1754). She also wrote "Memoirs of Harriet Stewart" (1751); "The Female Quixote" (1752); "Sophia", a novel (1763); "The Sisters", a comedy (1769).
By Charles Dudley Warner
